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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Composer of the Week: Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Episode 2: The Year 1683

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

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Episode 2: The Year 1683

The Year 1683

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Henry Purcell (1659-1695), The Year 1683

One of Purcell's most original anthems: the bass showpiece They that Go to Sea in Ships.

Donald Macleod focuses on one of Purcell's most original anthems: the virtuoso showpiece for bass They that Go to Sea in Ships.

Donald Macleod explores one of Purcell's most original anthems: the virtuoso showpiece for bass "They That Go To Sea In Ships", written for singer John Gostling. He also introduces the first of three Odes to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, that we'll hear this week: "Welcome To All The Pleasures". Part of a month long season of baroque music and culture.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

The life and music of arguably the greatest English Baroque composer, Henry Purcell

For Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of arguably the greatest English composer of the era, Henry Purcell

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